U.S. soldier denies using insider information to bet on Maduro's capture

Golden Ten Data reported on April 29 that a U.S. Army Special Forces sergeant pleaded not guilty to charges alleging he engaged in illegal trading by using confidential information about a U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan President Maduro. The 38-year-old Cannon Ken Van Dyke appeared in Manhattan on Tuesday, with U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett presiding over the case. Prosecutors stated that Van Dyke participated in planning and executing the operation to capture Maduro and made a profit of $400,000 by betting on the Polymarket website on whether the Venezuelan leader would be overthrown. Van Dyke was released on bail of $250,000. This case occurs amid growing concerns over possible insider trading related to the war with Iran. The White House has warned staff not to trade on government information, and Polymarket has been criticized for allowing bets on whether "a downed American pilot can be rescued."